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Expert Opinions on topic areas can be a useful way of keeping up-to-date. To this end, a few of our Expert Opinions are being revised and new ones developed. If you would like to suggest an expert opinon on a particular topic, then please email your suggestion to administration@philanthropy-impact.org

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The U.S. Department Treasury has issued a private letter ruling [1] permitting a U.S. “private foundation” to treat investments in partnership formed outside of the United States (the Impact Fund)...
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The recent judgment of the Jersey Royal Court, In the matter of the May Trust, which is a Public Trustee v Cooper application , is a hugely significant one. It...
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To help weather the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its public health consequences, the philanthropic sector has mobilized in excess of US$20 billion to support diagnostics, vaccines, as well as long-term...
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A response to “Giving by the super-rich could be perpetuating social inequality, academics conclude” Stephen Delahunty published an article in Third Sector entitled ‘Giving by the super-rich could be perpetuating...
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This interview is part of the Feminist Giving IRL series. 1. What do you wish you had known when you started out in your profession? I’ve been working with and...
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There is no doubt that charities have suffered greatly since the global pandemic hit. Research recently conducted by one of the charities I founded, the Big Give: t heBigGive.org.uk ,...
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Philanthropy is on the rise, indeed it has been for many years now, but never more so than in 2020. It really is quite incredible how the challenge of a...
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Russell Ally, University of Cape Town – What do we really know about charity fundraising and philanthropy in Africa? How much do Europeans know about charity, fundraising and philanthropy in...
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A new book on philanthropy is always a cause for celebration. The serious study of philanthropy is still in its infancy in the UK and we need much fuller bookshelves...
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Giving better begins with acknowledging that you are in the position to give because of the broken systems that philanthropy is built on. During the past few months, I have...

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